Barpeta district


Barpeta district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Barpeta. The district occupies an area of 3245 km² and has a population of 1,642,420

History

Barpeta district was created in 1983 when it was split from Kamrup district.

Geography

Barpeta district occupies an area of, comparatively equivalent to Russia's Iturup Island. Barpeta district shares an international border with Bhutan in the north.

Important villages and towns of the district

These are the important cities/towns of the district
  • Barpeta
  • Howly
  • Barpeta Road
  • Sarbhog
  • Bahari
  • Sarthebari
  • Kalgachia
  • Sarupeta
  • Barbhitha
  • Mandia

    Educational institutions

  • Barbhitha High School, established in 1947, located in the southwestern part of Barpeta District
  • Padmapara High School, established in 1981, located in Padmapara village in the southeastern part of Barpeta district

    Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Barpeta one of the country's 250 most backward districts It is one of the eleven districts in Assam currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme

Divisions

There are eight Assam Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district, the Barpeta, Baghbor, Bhawanipur, Chenga, Jania, Patacharkuchi, Sarukhetri, Sorbhog. Sorbhog is in the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency, whilst the other five are in the Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the Barpeta district has a population of 1,693,622, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho. This gives it a ranking of 292nd in India The district has a population density of. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.4%. Barpeta has a sex ratio of 951 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 65.03%.

Languages

As per the census 2011 data, majority of the people are Bengali speakers, followed by Assamese. Other languages include Bodo and Hindi.